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Quality of life and city size: An exploratory study of Nigeria

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This paper examines the variations in the quality of life at the relatively neglected inter-urban scale in a developing nation. Based on a sample survey of 3800 heads of households in Nigerian cities ranked into three categories: large, medium and small, the study found that level-of-living is related to city size, with the residents of large cities having a higher quality of life than those in the medium and small cities.

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    Ademola T. Salau

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Salau, A.T. Quality of life and city size: An exploratory study of Nigeria. Soc Indic Res 18, 193–203 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00317548

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